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Study: Distracting Roadside Safety Billboards May Cause 17K Crashes a Year
Such signs are provoking a conversation among advocates about the limits of on-road safety messages more broadly.
May 2, 2022
Crosswalk Collective L.A. Posts Instructions for DIY Crosswalks
Crosswalk Collective L.A.'s "How to Paint a Crosswalk" includes materials, costs, selecting an intersection, and step-by-step instructions - "for educational purposes only"
April 28, 2022
Advocates: It’s Time To Tell NHTSA to Make Cars Safer For Walkers
For the first time in U.S. history, federal regulators are taking steps to help ensure vehicles are safer for those outside cars. Here are a few important aspects of this complex issue and how you can comment.
April 28, 2022
Study Finds Asphalt Art Decreases Vulnerable Road User Crashes by Half
Turns out, paint can be protection, at least when it's done right. Installing asphalt art on roads and intersection can cut crashes between motorists and other road users by a staggering 50 percent, a new study finds.
April 25, 2022
Did CEQA Exemptions for Sustainable Transportation Projects Work as Intended?
SPUR thinks so
April 14, 2022
How to Paint Your Own Crosswalk in Your Neighborhood (Hypothetically)
A secretive group is painting crosswalks in Los Angeles where they say the city has failed to provide basic infrastructure to protect walkers — so it's worth noting the wealth of resources available to would-be tactical urbanists.
April 6, 2022
Concrete Coming to Telegraph’s Protected Lanes
Contractors with the city of Oakland are breaking up pavement on Telegraph Avenue in Oakland's KONO district as part of a project to install concrete curbs to make the currently paint-and-plastic-bollard protected bike lanes permanent.
April 5, 2022
SPUR Talk: Streamlining S.F.’s Bike, Ped, & Transit Projects
"Let's save lives instead of doing studies"
April 1, 2022
Three-Quarters of Licensed Drivers Used a Mobile Device While Driving, New Survey Finds
Thank goodness April is "Distracted Driving Month."
March 30, 2022
Eyes on the Street: Huntington Park’s Veterans Park Corridor Walk/Bike Trails
Half-mile long Veterans Park is located below high-voltage powerlines and presents a very good example of how to convert underutilized utility corridors into multi-purpose community spaces
March 23, 2022
